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Choila

Name: Choila
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Nepal
Ingredients: 400g Beef Round; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 2 Chili pepper; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Chili powder; 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds; 3 tbsp Sesame Oil; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 2 Green Onion; 1 tsp Salt

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Flame-grilled meat tossed in mustard oil and spices — a dish of Nepal's Newar people.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Choila is a traditional dish of the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley. Buffalo meat is traditionally grilled over charcoal, then tossed with mustard oil, garlic, ginger, chili, and oil scented with fenugreek. It's eaten at festivals and gatherings with chiura, beaten rice.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Newar eatery in Kathmandu's old town, smoky grilled meat is tossed in spiced oil and served on a brass plate with beaten rice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Beef Round 400g
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 1 knob
Chili pepper 2
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Chili powder 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds 1/2 tsp
Sesame Oil 3 tbsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Green Onion 2
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the beef with salt and turmeric and grill over charcoal or under a grill until charred on the surface.
Cut into 1.5cm cubes.
Toss the meat with grated garlic and ginger, chopped chili, cumin, chili powder, and lemon juice.
Heat sesame oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds, and when they pop, pour sizzling over the meat.
Mix in chopped green onion and serve.

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